It is in Johor.

The reason I want to choose banana is as a short term plan and it can cover for durian tree from the hot sun. As long there is little bit of return, It will be good.

the 3-5 years fruit will be either pomelo, limau or ciku. I have not make the choice yet.

Ok. Water can take from SAJ (Water Agency for Johor). Can apply and pay small amount of fees. If too far, they may charge you more. I forgot, but did apply for TNB and water at Pahang last year. They come in few weeks time to install since it is about 1km from nearby main pipe. The guy told me if they need to install from far away, then it takes months for their budget approval.


Banana is ok and quick, but another challenge is the pest and fungus. One farmer advice me to take directly from MARDI centre at Klang, more resistant and can harvest additional 2 to 3 times before effect of the resistant wears off. Then you need to buy again from them. I think the cost is about RM 2 for one baby tree, takes about 7 to 1 year to have first fruit. You need to keep the first sprout, and cut the remaining sprouts. That way, you can have another harvest 1 year 5/6 months from the day you plant. Do drip system and switch on daily for 2 hours (morning and evening).

~From MARDI officer at Serdang told me this~

If you are doing personally (not company), you can request for support from nearby Pejabat Pertanian - they can support banana trees for up to 2 acres. Join local association for additional fund from government.

any comments on planting pineapple on 5ha ?

mix of palm oil & unused land beside river.

This post has been edited by corad: Feb 8 2018, 11:44 AM

Well hello there fellow durian farmer. I have 4.7 acres of land in Tapah, Perak Jln Cameron Highlands. Its basically an unkept dusun. I plan to start planting 110 durian trees combined of D200, D197, D168, D24 and durian kampung. Now land clearing.

What i can advice is drill a tube well for water source. U need to remove all the sawit trees prior bcos the durian saplings will lose out to the sawit trees (sawit trees sucks a lot of nutrients/fertilizer from the soil). They are hungry trees those sawits.

As for short term crops for cash flow my friend plants papaya in his sawit farm. Not beside the sawit trees but a dedicated area cleared for sawit. The issue now is wild boars and diseases. Wild boar u need to dig a trench and fill it with water. Beside the trench pile the sawit tandan, leaves that acts as a 2nd barrier against the wild boars. Ur papaya area shall be square shape with the trench along it.

U need to find resistant papaya seedling bcos papaya normallly prone to fusarium wilt and other type of fungus/viruses. Go to MARDI for the papaya seedling.

Send ur soil for a soil test, some sawit farms have masam soil, not good for durian.

Dont listen to other people laa. These folks dont know anything about farming. Let the pros talk maa.

This post has been edited by kamilnu: Feb 8 2018, 01:23 PM

We have professional here.

4.7 acres for 110 tree, it will be very wide open.

Well tube is one of the option before, however, i am trying not to use the underground water. Overuse of underground water is not an environmental friendly option.

I will clear of all the sawit in the farm. Therefore, sawit will no be an issue for me.

The wild boar and monkey are not problem for my farm.

I will go Mardi to ask about the seeding.

Thank you.

MARDI recommends 35 durian trees for every 1 acre. I'm going for a lower ratio than that bcos i also want to plant other fruit trees and also a space for the farm house.

Good luck in ur agro endeavour my farming friend. Its time that we plan for the future and leave the rat race and the corporate drone life. Drop me a PM, maybe we can talk and share details.

This post has been edited by kamilnu: Feb 9 2018, 07:03 PM

I can see you have different strategy by having different crops in your farm. It is good choice also.

If you really experience the durian price in 2002-2005, you will know how it feel when the durian price drop.

Everthing has its up and down.....including durian prices. In those days it was because of the flooding of thailand durians into this country. My happened again. I plan for export, lower grade we sell locally to the poor malaysian public at prevailing market price.

In the future, eating fruits are for the folks with money, u will see. No money eat kangkong maa

This post has been edited by kamilnu: Feb 12 2018, 03:53 PM

Well, all we can do the best, hope for the good return.

Reporting in - new farmer from formerly rat racer.

Farm stats - 20 acre filled with old oil palm trees (Need a lot of fert)

Have a capital of RM 100k (budgeted) , but no idea what to do with it, may experienced farmers give some ideas?

Need to add in, once you plant a lot, then new problem will arise

wow this thread springing to life again!

Dear all, do you have any experience in renting land?, having quite a PITA problem here

What happen

buy grafted plant from nursery.

do anyone here uses liquid seaweed ?

With the oversupply of durians lately. What is the future prospect of growing this fruit? Will there still be a demand for it?

imho demand is there. only the price will keep on fluctuating. see video in youtube. some of the durian orchard owners have been planting it since 1980s. it’s a long term investment.

Oh alright. Hows the durian business so far for you?